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Farewell to a hero   Wales’ failure to qualify for Russia 2018 has obscured the true managerial quality Chris Coleman possesses. It is the one true blemish on his time …

Oh to be a Hammer. Life at the London club – west Newham’s official favourite – has never been an easy ride. Indeed, the club’s iconic anthem, made international by …

For the first time since 2013 we’ve got a Mancunian dogfight at the top of the Premier League. Spearheaded by the two main heavyweights in football management, Manchester City and …

E xeter City eased to victory against a dire Grimsby Town, with goals from Jayden Stockley and a scintillating effort from Liam McAlinden ensuring the Grecians resumed winning ways, having …

I t is a world of superstars, All-Stars, ‘franchise players’ and Michael Jordan. With 5-man teams, there is probably no major team sport where individual players have so much importance …

“It is better to fail aiming high than to succeed aiming low”. – Bill Nicholson.   A re attacking dominance and pretty play the essential ingredients for success in football …

P rior to Exeter City’s clash with 20th placed Morecambe, there was clear cause for concern for both sides. Just four days before, in front of a bumper crowd of …

A rsenal’s 3-0 defeat of Chelsea back in September last year turned out to be one of the most significant matches of the season. Not only did it cause Antonio …

T he metaphorical penny dropped from the scaffolding above the old St James Park grandstand, clanging against the floor of Exeter City’s temporary ‘press area’. Or what’s left of the …

D espite previous incarnations of the all-consuming circus that is football’s summer Transfer Window, it is not unreasonable to suggest that this summer saw the most emphatic new developments in …